Surah Al-Mulk · Ayah 18·Makkī

18

وَلَقَدْ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن ﴿١٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And already had those before them denied, and how [terrible] was My reproach.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 5 roots in 5 of 8 words

Recitation · 8 points across 5 rule families

  • Qalqalah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

8 words · 30 letters · āyah 18 of 30

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 34:45 · Sabavery close

    وَكَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَمَا بَلَغُوا۟ مِعْشَارَ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ رُسُلِى فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ

    And those before them denied, and the people of Makkah have not attained a tenth of what We had given them. But the former peoples denied My messengers, so how [terrible] was My…

  • Quran 39:25 · Az-Zumarvery close

    كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَأَتَىٰهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

    Those before them denied, and punishment came upon them from where they did not perceive.

  • Quran 35:26 · Faatirclose

    ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ

    Then I seized the ones who disbelieved, and how [terrible] was My reproach.

  • Quran 13:32 · Ar-Ra'dclose

    وَلَقَدِ ٱسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ

    And already were [other] messengers ridiculed before you, and I extended the time of those who disbelieved; then I seized them, and how [terrible] was My penalty.

  • Quran 40:5 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ وَهَمَّتْ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍۭ بِرَسُولِهِمْ لِيَأْخُذُوهُ وَجَٰدَلُوا۟ بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوا۟ بِهِ ٱلْحَقَّ فَأَخَذْتُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ

    The people of Noah denied before them and the [disbelieving] factions after them, and every nation intended [a plot] for their messenger to seize him, and they disputed by [using]…

  • Quran 54:18 · Al-Qamarclose

    كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Faatir 35:263 shared roots

    ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ

    ن-ك-رك-ي-فك-و-ن

  • Saba 34:455 shared roots

    وَكَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَمَا بَلَغُوا۟ مِعْشَارَ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ رُسُلِى فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ

    ن-ك-رك-ي-فك-ذ-بق-ب-لك-و-ن

  • Al-Hajj 22:444 shared roots

    وَأَصْحَٰبُ مَدْيَنَ وَكُذِّبَ مُوسَىٰ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ

    ن-ك-رك-ي-فك-ذ-بك-و-ن

  • Al-Qamar 54:183 shared roots

    كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    ك-ي-فك-ذ-بك-و-ن

  • Yunus 10:394 shared roots

    بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِمَا لَمْ يُحِيطُوا۟ بِعِلْمِهِۦ وَلَمَّا يَأْتِهِمْ تَأْوِيلُهُۥ كَذَٰلِكَ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    ك-ي-فك-ذ-بق-ب-لك-و-ن

  • Al-Mutaffifin 83:172 shared roots

    ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    ك-ذ-بك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 67:18?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 67:18 include Quran 34:45 (Surah Saba), Quran 39:25 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 35:26 (Surah Faatir), and Quran 13:32 (Surah Ar-Ra'd). For example, 34:45 reads: “And those before them denied, and the people of Makkah have not attained a tenth of what We had given them. But the former peoples denied My messengers, so how [terrible] was My…” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 67:18 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 67:18 (Surah Al-Mulk, The Sovereignty) reads: “And already had those before them denied, and how [terrible] was My reproach.”

Which surah is verse 67:18 in?

Quran 67:18 is āyah 18 of Surah Al-Mulk (The Sovereignty), chapter 67 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 30 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 67:18?

Tartīl presents Quran 67:18 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.